reciprocal
English
/ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/
adj
Definitions
- Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.
- Mutually interchangeable.
- (grammar) expressing mutual action, applied to pronouns and verbs; also in a broad sense: reflexive
- (math) Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities.
- Done, given, felt, or owed in return
Etymology
Derived from Latin reciprocus (returning).
Origin
Latin
reciprocus
Gloss
returning
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- irreciprocal English
- nonreciprocal English
- nonreciprocally English
- reciprocality English
- reciprocalization English
- reciprocalize English
- reciprocalizer English
- reciprocally English
- reciprocalness English
- reciprocicornis Latin
- reciprocus Latin
- reziprok German
- reciproco Italian
- réciprocable French
- réciprocité French
- réciproque French
- réciproquement French
- recíproco Spanish, Castilian
- resiprok Norwegian Bokmål
- resiprok Norwegian Nynorsk
- reciprok Danish
- recíproc Catalan, Valencian
- *wrekʷe prokʷe Proto-Italic